# CVE-2026-69220: RabbitMQ Java client ValueReader: Unbounded recursive table/array nesting causes StackOverflowError DoS

- Also known as: GHSA-93J5-89VC-PPH4
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.33.1
- Published: 2026-08-18 · Updated: 2026-08-18

## Affected

- rabbitmq rabbitmq-java-client: fixed in 5.33.1
- com.rabbitmq:amqp-client (Maven): fixed in 5.33.1

## Description

The RabbitMQ Java client library allows Java and JVM-based applications to connect to and interact with RabbitMQ nodes. Prior to 5.33.1, src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/impl/ValueReader.java permits ValueReader.readTable and ValueReader.readArray to call ValueReader.readFieldValue recursively for AMQP table type F and AMQP array type A values without a nesting-depth limit. A malicious AMQP server or network intermediary can send approximately 580 nested table levels in the pre-authentication connection.start frame, fitting within the default 131072-byte frame maximum, to trigger StackOverflowError. The error terminates the client input processing thread and causes denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 5.33.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rabbitmq rabbitmq-java-client, com.rabbitmq:amqp-client, upgrade to a fixed version (5.33.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/security/advisories/GHSA-93j5-89vc-pph4
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/pull/2007
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/pull/2008
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/commit/09af76fce136f3136931654a0a1d43095c80e2f0
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/commit/db89e34809fbc6ba4e946615f297f3684ccd0acc
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/releases/tag/v5.33.1

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